Bible - Misconceptions [mirror]

Mirrored because many Christians -- particularly fundamentalist Christians -- misunderstand the Hebrew Bible.

Original, and "illustrated" Yale course: http://www.youtube.com/user/heterodoxism2

In reality, modern theologies are 3,000 years removed from the personal social concerns and intentions of the first -- and subsequent -- writers who invented what became the Old Testament.

"The Hebrew Bible is a product of human effort, written, edited, and compiled between roughly 1000 and 160 BCE. It contains stories concerning moral dilemmas, rather than moral lessons. Its characters are fallible rather than saintly, and it is the story of a nation rather than a theological discussion. Because its subject matter is often violent and lewd, it is not suitable for children; indeed, it is very often misunderstood by adults."

Early Biblical History
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yWfSUtbms4
Refloating Flood Epics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnpc66fSWY
Bible - Social Commentary and Misconceptions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnpc66fSWY

Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A3C98A764304CBF0

This is the fourth part of a Yale University course on the Hebrew Bible, and deals with the misconceptions about the Bible and its construction by humans.

The full course can be found here:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/introduction-to-the-old-testament-hebre...
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/introduction-to-the-old-testament-hebre...

Christine Hayes is Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica. Before joining the Yale faculty in 1996, she was Assistant Professor of Hebrew Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University for three years. A specialist in talmudic-midrashic studies, Hayes offers undergraduate courses on the literature and history of the biblical and talmudic periods (including Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Introduction to Judaism).

http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/facultypages/hayes.html
http://academicearth.org/speakers/christine-hayes-1

Diagrams illustrating the timeline and books of the HB/OT:
http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/hebrew-bible-books-timeline.gif
http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/HebrewBibleOutlinePresentation.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/hebrew-bible-people-and-places.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/four-pentateuch-sources.gif
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/genesis-1-11-structure.htm
http://hodos.org/pentateuch/pentateuch-sources-02.gif

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/search.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/gloss.html

http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Study-Bible-Publication-Translation/dp/0195297547

Related:
Biblical Discrepancies and Doctrine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJyPf92fWw

Related Playlists

Archaeology and the Bible
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A44F5FD20B36FB83

Lost Gospels
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=661E4B1AAF4D1482

Who Wrote the Bible?
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1F3086D04ECC5E2C

Yale University course on the New Testament
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A98924FB9F4634D9

The Story of God
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=67D278D8A241DD5F

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Christians-- particularly fundamentalist Christians -- clump this diverse anthology into a self-serving, and mostly-misinterpreted edifice that bears no resemblance to the social concerns ancient Israelites.

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[dannicus617]

narrator sounds like Sarah Palin except narrator seems to come from an alternate universe.

[flypejose]

What are you trying to show?

[B199aron]

@dreamy2 Dude she talking only about the Hebrew Bible (old testament). I watch the entier class on open yale course and she never talks about the new testament. It's a class ONLY about the Hebrew Bible.

[gCuezy]

Orthodoxy kicking in**

[gCuezy]

I am not a Christian nor a theist based on the Hebrew Bible. And I find fundamentalism abhorrent.

I am both of the above because of Christ, aesthetics, philosophy, the Bible (as a history book), the Church (Orthodoxy kicking it), etc.

[gCuezy]

I doubt I understand it entirely (hence the helpfulness of the talk) and I think you can read the Bible however you want and subjectivity within theology will exist regardless. I happen to be Orthodox (who believe we are the true Church) but with my beliefs I'm not sure I have too much of a home in most Christian groups.

The Christians who would call me a non-Christian are generally fundamentalists who I have no attraction to (aside from maybe some debating).

(continued)..

[AncientAtheist]

It keeps me going!

Aren't you living proof that you can read the bible any way you want to, think that you are part of the group that "really" understands it, and see what you read a confirmation of the truth of god?

If you think this video is interesting and important information, based on what or where do you obtain your information that leads you to believe A) there is a god B) that it is the so-called Christian god? Many Christians would say that you aren't a fellow Christian.

[gCuezy]

@AncientAtheist / @musekitier

If it makes you guys feel any better, I'm a Christian theist who loves this video/talk and thinks it's truthful, extremely interesting and a necessary message

Of course... that may make you feel worse?

[musekiteer]

// I was being a smartass //

Yeah, I kinda got that. It was understandable ;)

The Dennett comment was on the video that you uploaded a couple of days ago. I was disagreeing with Dennett on "deconversion mayhem".

[AncientAtheist]

Well, I was being a smartass about your "promptness"! :D

Did you disagree with me on my Dennett comment? I missed that response. What video were we talking about that on, if you recall? Anyway, I never mind you disagreeing with me. Friends can do that.